Names of keys implemented in AutoHotkey.

Summary

• Modifiers
• Mouse buttons
• Printable characters
• Other keys
• Numberpad
  • With Num Lock enabled
  • With Num Lock disabled
• Function keys :
• Special keys:
• See also

Modifiers

The following modifier symbols are written before a key name. For example: ^k means Control+k;

The modifiers are as follows:

• +: shift key;
• ^: control or Ctrl key;
• ! : alt key;
• #: Windows or win key;

These keys can be combined as below:

• ^#k: control+win+k;

Mouse buttons

• Mbutton: Middle button;
• Rbutton: Right button;
• Xbutton1: Thumb button 1;
• Xbutton2: Thumb button 2;
• wheelup: Wheel up (1 notch);
• wheeldown: Wheel down (1 notch);
• LButton: Left button (not recommended);

Examples:

• ^rbutton: Control+right button;
• #rbutton: win+right button;
• !wheelup: alt+one wheel up;

Printable characters

All letters, numbers, special characters or symbols available on the keyboard.

Particular case :

• space: is the space key;

Examples:

• ^k: control+k ;
• ^#k: control+win+k;
• ^²: ctontrol+power 2;
• !,: control+comma;
• #space: win+space;

Other keys

• Space: the space bar;
• Tab: the tab key;
• Enter (or Return): the Enter key;
• Escape (or Esc): the Escape key;
• Backspace (or BS): the Backspace key;
• Delete (or Del): the Del key;
• Insert (or Ins): the Insert key;
• Home: the Start key;
• End: the End key;
• PgUp: the previous page key; ;
• PgDn: the next page key;
• Up: Up Arrow;
• Down: Down Arrow;
• Left: Left Arrow;
• Right: Right Arrow;
• ScrollLock: Scroll Lock key;
• CapsLock: Caps Lock key;
• NumLock: Num Lock Key (Number Pad Lock Key);

Numberpad

• numpadDiv: the slash key;
• NumpadMult: the asterisk key;
• NumpadAdd: the plus key;
• NumpadSub: the minus key;
• NumpadEnter: the Enter key;

With Num Lock enabled

• Numpad0;
• Numpad1;
• Numpad2;
• Numpad3;
• Numpad4;
• Numpad5;
• Numpad6;
• Numpad7;
• Numpad8;
• Numpad9;
• NumpadDot: dot key on the numeric keypad;

With Num Lock disabled

• numpadClear: same physical key as key 5 of the Numpad on most keyboards;
• NumpadUp: key 8;
• NumpadDown: key 2;
• NumpadLeft;
• NumpadRight: key 6;
• NumpadHome: key 7;
• NumpadEnd;
• NumpadPgUp; -NumpadPgDn;

Function keys :

f1 to f24.

Note: do not use f13 to f24 if your keyboard does not have these keys.

Examples:

• ^f2: control+f2;
• ^!f12: control+alt+f12;

Special keys:

• AppsKey: this is the key that invokes the right-click context menu;
• LWin: the left Windows key;
• RWin: the right Windows key;
• Control (or Ctrl); -Alt;
• Shift (or Shift);

Note:For the most part, the following 6 keys are not supported by Windows 95/98/Me. Use the above instead:

• LControl (or LCtrl): the left control key;
• RControl (or RCtrl): the right control key;
• LShift;
• RShift;
• LAlt: the left Alt key;
• RAlt: Note: If your keyboard layout has AltGr instead of RAlt (Right Alt), you can probably use it as a key combination prefix via <^>! as described here. Additionally, "LControl & RAlt::" would be equivalent to AltGr itself in a keybind;
• PrintScreen: PrintScreen key;
• CtrlBreak;
• Break;
• Break;

See also

It is also possible to use the multimedia keys of a keyboard as well as those of a joystick. To find out more, Visit this key list;